Brett Ritchie

Brett Ritchie
Ritchie in 2015
Born (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993
Orangeville, Ontario
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Brett Ritchie (born July 1, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League. He played his junior hockey with the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career

Junior

In 2009–10 Ritchie scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 65 games during his first season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his second season he missed approximately a month of the season due to mononucleosis, but despite playing just 49 games, his scoring improved to 21 goals and 20 assists during the 2010–11 season. Unfortunately, due to his illness during the mid-season, Ritchie missed his opportunity to play in the 2011 CHL Top Prospects Game.[1]

On January 5, 2012 Ritchie was traded to the Niagara Icedogs for Guelph's 2012 2nd round pick, Peterborough's 2014 2nd round pick, and Niagara's own 2013 2nd and 5th round picks – all of which Sarnia immediately traded to Mississauga to acquire goalie JP Anderson.[2][3]

Professional

On July 11, 2012, Ritchie signed a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas Stars. Ritchie began his professional career April 5, 2013 with the Texas Stars against the Oklahoma City Barons, where he scored his first professional goal. Ritchie achieved a hat trick after scoring his third goal of the night on an empty net in the Texas Star's game against the Charlotte Checkers on December 27, 2014.[4]

Personal life

Brett's younger brother, Nick Ritchie, plays in the NHL for the Anaheim Ducks. During the 2012–13 season Nick played with Team Canada to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. In 2014, he was drafted 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Sarnia Sting OHL 6513162935 —————
2010–11 Sarnia Sting OHL 4921204147 —————
2011–12 Sarnia Sting OHL 23871530 —————
2011–12 Niagara IceDogs OHL 3016143024 19381114
2012–13 Niagara IceDogs OHL 5341357640 41349
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 53140 92022
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 6822264853 13741110
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 331472140 31122
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 3163912 —————
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 80117 20000
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 3514142826 31120
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 781682438 —————
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 71771442 —————
NHL totals 18829194899 20000
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2010 Ontario

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Ontario WHC17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 6
2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 4 3 7 6
2011 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 4 2
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 1 3 4 2
Junior totals 24 11 7 18 16

Awards and honours

Honours Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Silver Medal (Team Ontario) 2010 [5]
IIHF World U18 Championship Team Canada 2011 [6]
Calder Cup Champion 2014

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/06/13/ritchies-success-family-affair/#ixzz1SAKi5YKq
  2. ↑ http://www.sarniasting.com/article/sting-trade-ritchie-to-niagara
  3. ↑ http://www.sarniasting.com/article/sting-acquire-jp-anderson-from-majors/113193
  4. ↑ http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/hockey/ritchies-hat-trick-helps-stars-beat-checkers/njbtJ/
  5. ↑ "World U17 medalists". eliteprospects.com. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  6. ↑ "No medal for Canadian U18 team". Toronto Sun. 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-06.


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